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Help Guide Dogs turn mobiles into £1 million for mobility

In just four years Guide Dogs, with the support of its recycling partner Greener Solutions, has raised more than £750,000 from people donating their old mobile phones to the charity - but now it has to reach the £1 million mark and needs your help.

Each year more than 18 million mobile phones are left unwanted in drawers and cupboards at home or at work, with less than 10% of all old mobile phones being recycled. As part of their £1 million for mobility campaign, Guide Dogs needs people to find these forgotten phones and donate them. The charity receives the same amount of money for each phone it receives, which helps support its work of bringing life changing mobility, freedom and independence to visually impaired people.

People donating their old mobile phones will not only be helping the charity to raise £1 million for mobility but going green as well.

Recycling mobile phones helps to reduce the amount of non-biodegradable material in landfill sites and avoids them having to be burnt which can release harmful toxins into the atmosphere.

It is very easy to help Guide Dogs raise £1 million and go green at the same time - you can put an old mobile phone into a Freepost envelope and post it to the charity, remembering to remove the phone's Sim card first.

Peter Friend, from Greener Solutions, commented: "It has been a fantastic partnership working with Guide Dogs and knowing that the money raised from these old mobile phones are helping people find new mobility after losing their sight."

Stacey Lodrick, Guide Dogs' recycling manager, said: "Since Guide Dogs' mobile phone recycling scheme was launched in 2003, we have had a fantastic response from the public but now we want to go further to reach £1 million for mobility.

"A lot of people have old mobile phones that they don't need any more but we certainly do. By recycling your phone with Guide Dogs you will helping us reach our £1 million target as well as sparing the environment from the harmful effects of disposing of phones - everyone can win with mobiles for mobility."

To request your Freepost envelope, please visit www.guidedogs.org.uk/recycle and complete the online request form or call 0845 603 9779 for more information.

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